2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Liberal Democrat
David Kent
1,480
53.9
8.6
-
Labour
Jeffrey Fletcher
1,011
36.8
+8.6
-
Conservative
Madeleine Wilcock
111
4.0
5.3
-
Green
David Rothwell
73
2.7
+2.7
-
Independent
Christopher Hackett
71
2.6
+2.6
Majority
Majority
Majority
469
17.1
17.1
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
2,746
31.8
3.5
-
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat hold
Swing
-
-

Question: What are the names of the two top candidates in the 2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election, and how large was the majority in terms of number of votes?
Answer: The 2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election seat was held by the Liberal Democrat David Kent with a majority of 469 votes over Labour's Jeffrey Fletcher.